Also known as: Equus quagga, Common Zebra or Burchelli Zebra.
Family: Equidae (hoofed animals characterized by one toe).
Found in: The Savannah grasslands of South Ethiopia through East Africa ,South Angola and eastern South Africa.
Height: 112 to147 centimetres at the shoulder.
Weight: Varies, from 175 to 385 kg. Though males are usually about 10% larger than females.
Can live for: 20 to 30 years.
Diet: grass and sometime twigs or leaves.
Description: The stripes of plains zebra are rather broad, especially towards its rump. The colour differs from black to dark brown on a white background. There is no color difference between male or female zebras. However, plains zebras vary in colour and pattern depending where they inhabit.
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